Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-06
Personal.

DR.. O'ReilIy, the Presidents physician,
says that the President needs nothing now
except period Of rest.
General Nelson A. Miles, the capturer
OF Geronimo, Is said TO be the handsomest
officer In the regular army.
Joseph II. Choate has ascertained that
there were no lawyers In New England for
the first half century OF its existence.
President Cleveland, some months ago,
withdrew his name as honorary vice-presi-
dent OF the American Exhibition in Eng
land.
Outgoing Governor Harrison, OF Con.
necticut, was banqueted by the Governors
Horse Guards in New Haven on Monday
night.
Eight Chinese converts were received
INTO fellowship with the members OF the
Central Congregational church, OF Brook
Ign, last Sunday.
Michael Davitt has travelled over ten
thousand miles, delivered forty-eigbt
speeches, and been married all In period
OF less than ten weeks.
The Queen Of Roumania, already an emf
nent poet, has engaged TO deliver course
OF lectures on "Moden Literature" next
year at the Bucharest High School.
Nine. Zieger, best known as Alboni, still
sings though not In public. aud her voice
is said to be quite unimpaired, despite her
more than sixty years. Her home is In
Paris.
Senator Kenna's twenty.eight-cove din.
ner, at which was served entire roast buck
OF his own killing, is spoken Of as the most
elaborate given in Washington thus far this
winter.
mentary purse Of ~, 73j from the old North
Wsrwickshire constituency which he repre-
sented in the House OF Compons for forty
two years.
General Kaulbars, who created the
European tempest in the Bulgarian tea
pot, having well performed the bidding OF
his chief, has been told that he may 90 to
Italy to pass the winter.
Manuel Bsrrient and wife, OF Matamoras,
Mexico, celebrated the eightieth anniver-
ssry Of their marriage a few days ago. The
husband Is one hundred and two years old
and the wife ninety.six.
Professor Samson, a French biologist,
concludes that the use OF animals is more
economical than that OF steam-engines in
cases where the power required does not
exceed that Of twenty horses.
Mr.. FInlay. Lord Colin Csmpbelps coun-
sci in the trial just closed, IS the lawyer and
politician who once described Mr.. Glad
stone as gentleman with two consciences-
one for private and one for public use.
John Mofat, the temperance advocate
whose death has been recorded, was q
nephew Of Robert Moffat, the missionary,
and cousin by marriage OF David Living
stone, the African missionary and explorer.
Thompson II. Murch died In the insane
asylum OF Danvers, Mass, last Wednesday,
at the age OF fOrty-eight years. Murch Is
the stone.cutter who surprised everybody
by defeating Eugene Hale for Congress in
1879.
Mrs. John c. Miller, Of Keysville, No.,
has ship biscuit which, it is said, was
brought from England In 1850, and which
has been handed down from generation to
generation. 1t is kept in glass bottle,
and is as hard as stone.
Florence Marryat is familiar Ggure in
London literary receptions. She is de.
scribed as very large, tall woman, with a
very masculine face and fine figure, and
her robes are cut so as 10 display her ms
siye and finely-moulded arms and neck to
the best advantage.
The Philadelphia Times says: The will
of the late Rev. f. l.. MagOon was admitted
to probate at the register OF wills Office yes
ierday. He leaves an estate valued at about
10000 TO his granddaughter. Ella Louise
Magoon. John Y. Huber, his son-in.law,
is named as executor.
Pickney Robertson, bright mulatio,
who, during the reconstruction DAYS in
South Carolina, was power In politics
there, and while lobbying at the State Capt.
toll held four different clerkships, each one
paving him 80 day, is now q porter in
Atlanta at "a a week.